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Tibetan tales : derived from Indian sources

[translated from the Tibetan of the Kah-gyur by] F. Anton von Schiefner ; [done into English from the German, with an introduction by W.R.S. Ralston]

(Trübner's Oriental series, 31 ; Buddhism ; 16)

Routledge, 2000

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Kanjur

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Note

Reprint. Originally published: London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1906

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: [set] ISBN 9780415242868

Description

Brings together a broad spectrum of research and translations from Chinese, Burmese, Tibetan and Pali Buddhist sources. Includes collected folklore and early studies on the life of the Buddha; Dutt's prize-winning investigation of Buddhist monks in ancient India; Beal's insightful travel-log offering a valuable sourcebook of ancient Indian history; Edkin's important early work detailing the history of Buddhism and its spread through China; and Bigandet's modestly titled text providing a complete exposition of the great system of Eastern Asia.

Table of Contents

The Life of Hiuen-Tsiang Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24468-4: 268pp: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World Volume I Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24469-2: 347pp: Si-Yu-Ki: Buddhist Records of the Western World Volume II Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24470-6: 373pp: Texts from the Buddhist Canon Samuel Beal Hb: 0-415-24471-4: 180pp: The Life or Legend of Gaudama the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations: Volume I P. Bigandet Hb: 0-415-24472-2: 290pp: The Life or Legend of Gaudama the Buddha of the Burmese, with annotations: Volume II P. Bigandet Hb: 0-415-24473-0: 336pp: The Life of Gotama the Buddha, compiled exclusively from the Pali Canon E. H. Brewster Hb: 0-415-24474-9: 257pp: The Milinda-Questions: An inquiry into its Place in the History of Buddhism with a Theory as to its Author Mrs Rhys Davids Hb: 0-415-24475-7: 181pp: GBP65.00 Buddhist Birth Stories T. W. Rhys Davids Hb: 0-415-24476-5: 464pp: GBP65.00 Life and Works of Alexander Csoma de Koros Theodore Duka Hb: 0-415-24477-3: 250pp: GBP65.00 Early Buddhist Monachism, 600 B.C.-100 B.C. Sukumar Dutt Hb: 0-415-24478-1: 208pp: GBP65.00 Chinese Buddhism: A volume of Sketches, Historical, Descriptive and Critical Joseph Edkins Hb: 0-415-24479-X: 491pp: GBP65.00 A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy William Montgomery McGovern Hb: 0-415-24480-3: 214pp: GBP65.00 Udanavarga: A Collection of Verses from the Buddhist Canon W. Woodville Rockhill Hb: 0-415-24481-1: 242pp: GBP65.00 The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order W. Woodville Rockhill Hb: 0-415-24482-X: 288pp: GBP65.00 Tibetan Tales Derived from Indian Sources F. Anton von Schiefner Hb: 0-415-24483-8: 463pp: GBP65.00
Volume

ISBN 9780415244831

Description

This is Volume XVI of sixteen of the Oriental series looking at Buddhism. Initially published in 1906, this book presents a collection of Tibetan stories connected to Buddhism, taken from Indian sources and translated from the Kah-gyur and are Tibetan versions of Sanskrit writings.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter chpI TIBETAN TALES
  • Chapter II
  • Chapter III
  • Chapter IV
  • Chapter V
  • Chapter VI
  • Chapter VII
  • Chapter VIII
  • Chapter IX
  • Chapter X
  • Chapter XI
  • Chapter XII
  • Chapter XIII
  • Chapter XIV
  • Chapter xv
  • Chapter XVI
  • Chapter XVII
  • Chapter XVIII
  • Chapter XIX
  • Chapter XX
  • Chapter XXI
  • Chapter XXII
  • Chapter XXIII
  • Chapter
  • Chapter XXV
  • Chapter XXVI
  • Chapter XXVII
  • Chapter XXVIII
  • Chapter XXIX
  • Chapter XXX
  • Chapter XXXI
  • Chapter XXXII
  • Chapter XXXIII
  • Chapter XXXIV
  • Chapter xxxv
  • Chapter XXXVI
  • Chapter XXXVII
  • Chapter XXXVIII
  • Chapter XXXIX
  • Chapter XL
  • Chapter XLT
  • Chapter XLII
  • Chapter XLIII
  • Chapter XLIV
  • Chapter XLV
  • Chapter XLVI
  • Chapter XLVII
  • Chapter XLVIII
  • Chapter XLIX
  • Chapter L

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  • NCID
    BA65925817
  • ISBN
    • 0415244838
    • 041524286X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ger
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    lxv, 368 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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